Brazil women’s national wheelchair basketball team loses first game in its 2012 Paralympic campaign

Friday, August 31, 2012 London, England — Last night at London’s Paralympic Basketball Arena, the Brazil women’s national wheelchair basketball team kept it close in a game with the Australia women’s national wheelchair basketball team before losing 52–50 to Australia. Brazil trailed by four with 32.3 seconds left in the …

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Olympic highlights: August 22, 2008

Friday, August 22, 2008 August 22, 2008 is the 13th major day of the 2008 Olympic games. The below article lists some of the highlights. Contents 1 Events 1.1 Men’s 50km walk 1.2 Water polo 1.3 Men’s BMX cycling 1.4 Women’s table tennis 1.5 Men’s beach volleyball 1.6 Men’s volleyball …

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Niece of Scientology’s leader goes public with criticism

Wednesday, February 6, 2008 The niece of the Church of Scientology‘s top leader David Miscavige has come forward publicly with criticism of the organization and of Scientology practices. Jenna Miscavige Hill, daughter of David Miscavige’s older brother Ron Miscavige, described Scientology policies which broke apart her family and continue to …

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European Medicines Agency calls AstraZeneca vaccine “safe and effective”

Sunday, March 21, 2021 The European Medicines Agency (EMA) ruled Thursday, after thirteen European Union (EU) nations suspended rollouts of the Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, the jab was “safe and effective” and there was “no indication” of correlation between taking the vaccine and blood clotting. The review included safety data from …

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